Button and loop therefor.



No. 788,534. v M PATENTED-MAY 2, 1905. K. I. HOWE & L. M. SPOHR.

BUTTON AND LOOP THEREFOR.

APPLIOATIOTT FILED MAR. 26, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

KATE I. HOWVE AND LUCY M. SPOHR, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BUTTON AND LOOP THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,534, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed March 26, 1904. Serial No. 200,147.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, KATE I. HOWE and LUCY M. SPOHR, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Button and Loo Therefor, of which the following is a speci 1- cation.

This invention relates to an improved button and loop-fastener therefor which is adapted to be attached, respectively, to different portions of a garment or other article in lieu of forming the ordinary buttonhole therein and attaching a button for the purpose of detachably fastening said portions or parts together.

The principal objects of the invention are to dispense with the slitting or cutting of the fabric to form buttonholes therein and to provide a fastener which will be invisible when in fastening position and which will hold the parts more securely than the ordinary button and buttonhole.

This invention also relates to certain details of construction, all of which will be fully and clearlyhereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred adaptations of the invention are shown.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a 'garment, showing a series of improved buttons and loop-fasteners attached thereto in dotted lines to illustrate the invisible character of the buttons and fasteners. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached face view of the preferred type of button-loop. Fig.3 is an enlarged detached outer face view of one form of button. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detached side elevation of one form of button. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached inner face view of the button shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 6 is a section on line 0. a, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 represents a fragment of cloth to which the button-loop is attached, with the button in position in dotted lines. Fig. 8 is a section through two adjacent fragments of cloth, with the improved button and button-loop attached, respectively, thereto and securing the same together. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detached face view of another form of button. v i

In referring to the drawin s for the details of construction like numera s designate like parts.

The improved button and fastener-loop therefor are preferably formed as shown and are adapted to be attached to different portions of garments or other articles to securely fasten them to each other.

The preferred fastening-loop consists of two flexible cords 1 or the like and two rings 2, which are constructed of metal, rubber, or any other suitable material. The cords 1 are of braided form, with their opposite ends looped around the rings 2, as shown at 3 in Figs. 2 and 7. The loop is secured to any desired part by a series of stitches 4, passed around the rings and into the cloth, as shown in Fig. 7. In securing the loop to the fabric or cloth the rings 2 are separated sufficiently to stretch the cords 1 into the substantially parallel form shown in Fig. 2, so that when a button is inserted in place the middle portions of the cords will be separated slightly (giving the curved appearance, as shown in Fig. 7) under tension, so that the tendency is to retain the button in place. The cords, owing to the peculiar curved shape of certain portions of the preferred button, are also curved at their middle portions away from the cloth or fabric, as shown at 5 in Fig. 8. The preferable type of button is shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 and is of oblong shape, having an oblong button member proper and one or more cross members, which are curved at their middle. These buttons may be stamped from one integral piece of metal, as shown in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, or formed of several pieces of wire, as shown in Fig. 9.

The integral button (shown in Figs. 3 to 6,

inclusive) is stamped from one piece of metal and consists of an oblong button part 6 and transverse and longitudinal cross-bars 7 and 8, which extend across the button part 6 from side to side and at substantially right angles to each other, as shown in Fig. 3. These cross-bars are curved laterally or outwardly from the plane of the button part 6 from their ends or points of connection with the button part 6 toward the middle, as shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 8, for the purpose of raising the button part 6 from the cloth to which it is attached to enable the loop-cords to quickly slip over the button. The part 6 .is curved or rounded in cross-section, as

shown in Fig. 6, to remove any sharp edges likely to cut the loop-cords.

The button may also be constructed of wire, as shown in Fig. 9. This form of the button consists of an oblong loop of wire which constitutes the button part proper, 9 and transverse and longitudinal cross-bars 10 and 11, the ends of which are bent around the part 9, as shown at 12 and 13 in Fig. 9. The longitudinal cross-wire 10 may also be bent around the transverse cross-wire 11 at their crossing-point, as shown at 14 in Fig. 9, to strengthen and stiffen the construction.

In fitting this button and loop to a garment or the like the oblong button is arranged so that when fitted in the loop, as shown in Fig. 7, its longitudinal cross-bar is at substantially right angles to the loopcords. The purpose of this is to securely lock the button in the loop and absolutely prevent involuntary separation. To fit the button in the loop, first insert one end of the button in the loop as far as it will go and then place the other end therein by inserting it in the opposite direction. By this means a button of oblong form which is greater in length than the loop-cords can be easily in serted in or removed from the loop, but cannot be pulled therefrom, as it is impossible to move both simultaneously over the opposite ends of the button. It will be noted by referring to Fig. 7 that the cords of the loop are but slightly longer than the width of the button to enable the button to be inserted in or withdrawn from the loop and at the same time hold it firmly in place against involuntary detachment.

This improved button and loop provides a secure and positive fastening which is entirely concealed when in position and does not require the slitting or cutting of the cloth.

A garment is shown in Fig. 1 which is suitable for the attachment of the buttons and loops and clearly illustrates the invisible character of this improvement.

We claim as our'invention 1. In a device of the class described, a fastener-loop composed of two cords and rings secured to the opposite ends of both cords and fastened to a suitable material and a button adapted to engage in the loop.

2. In a device of the class described, a fastener-loop composed of two cords and rings secured to the opposite ends of both cords and fastened to a suitable material and an oblong button adapted to engage in the loop.

3. In a device of the class described, a fastener-loop composed of two cords and rings secured to the opposite ends of both cords and fastened to a suitable material and an oblong button adapted to engage in the loop and composed of a button ring member and transverse and longitudinal cross members.

4. In a device of the class described, a fastener-loop composed of two cords and rings secured to the opposite ends of both cords and fastened to a suitable material, an oblong button adapted to engage in the loop and composed of a button ring member and transverse and longitudinal cross members which are curved outwardly from the plane of the ring member from their ends toward the center.

5. The combination with an elongated loop-fastener secured at both ends to a suit able part of an oblong button secured to another suitable part and adapted to engage in said loop to secure the parts together; said button being slightly lesser in width and greater in length than the loop, substantially as set forth,

KATE I. HOWE. LUCY M. SPOHR. l/Vitnesses:

L. M. SANcsTER, GEO. A. NEUBAUER. 

